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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-03
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r. T. GARNSEY, Room l6, Bryson Block
+. HALL, Room Is, Bryson Block.
W. II. GOUCHER, Room IL, No. Ia s. Spring Street.
]. DOWNEY HARVEY, Me- - North Spring Street.
JAMES McCUDDEN,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

the lecture was ended converted young
woman, important with the consciousness
of recent engagement and the possession
of new diamond ring, determindiy All
nounced that she was not going to let Jack
drink another drop of anything but
PURE CHICAGO WATER.
1t was beautiful sight the next night at
an after-theate champagne supper to see
the consistent manner in which she con-
Quoted his reform Jack. / don't want
YOU to taste drop of champagne" she
said. with an air of authority, and Jack
obedently sat with an untitled glass before
him. while his great temperance agitator
beside him drained glass after glass, divld-
ing the labor of reform in the popularity APP
proved fashion-she doing the preaching
and Jack doing the practicing. The IN
creased tendency to ritualism. manifest
everywhere inProteStant churches, especially
in the Episcopalian, is shown in several
churches here, where altar boys, surpliced
choir, and the confessional betray leaning
toward Romanism. If the music OF the
boy choristers does not always satisfy the
ear the picture they present never 1alis 10
please the eye. There is little Epsco-
palian chapel on South State street, where,
among the surplced choir sits a most SER
aphic-l00king youngSter with high
soprano voice. He has long, black eye
lashes, and clear-cut features and as he
kneels in his white robe with eyes cast
down, chanting the litany, halo seems to
sprout about his head. | watched him last
Sunday until the halo became full-grown,
and all he lacked was a frame around
him to rival Raphaers cherubs
When the procession had filed
out ahead of the Jesuitica-faced-
clergyman. and my cherub had disappeared
from sight. his bird-like voice sounded
above the others as the prayer they sang
died away in the vestry room. l carried
beautiful memory with me as | left the
church. but alas! it was spoiled before L
was block Off l stood on the corner
waiting for car when along came my
cherub, Invested of his white robe, with his
hands in his pockets, rafting some par
bes and trying to induce his companion to
play him ''keeps" for a big cornelan.
FLORA MCDONALD.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
THE 'SQUIRE'S DAUGHTER
4 Young Lady VINO Might be Called
a Terror.
New York World.

New York World.
A daughter was born to Squire George
Parks, of Sloan village, Madison county,
on March 6. 1S49. She was named Esther
Adelia. In her 10th year she began TO make
{; noise i'll the world. While all the rest of
the family were away from home. one day
their farmhouse was burned to the ground.
Katie was found prone on the ground, bound
hand and foot and with gag in her mouth
She told a story that led to the arrest of two
young men. One of them died before the
stain Oh his reputation had been cleared
away. Not long after this Esther woke up
the quiet community by trying to blow her
brains out with rifle. The furroW that the
ball plowed remains to this day. A month
or so after this she had a fine time in Utica
for few weeks. Then she was arrested
for maSquerading in mems clothes. She
was sent to the hospital, where she made a
rope OF sheets and escaped. She later made
her way to the Oneida community. This
escapade ended in her being sent to the
Utica insane asylum, where she was locked
up for several years. Within few months
after her release she was married to man
named Bennett. Bennett was found one
morning at the foot of the stairs with q
broken neck. Esther was arrested, but no
one had seen Bennett fall. and she was dis
charged. After this she went to OSwegO
and set up in business as a clairyoyant
Then she practiced the manly art of balloon
flying. Breaking up families by lying let
tiers, however, is her stronghold. just now
this versatile woman is under arrest for
stealing and pawning rug i'll Oneida.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

Spring must hereafter be reckOned among
the exploded myths. the vanished illusions
OF the race. The spring poet, hardest of
all animals to freeze out. is almost a thing
of the past. For the last few years no
poetaster of even medium responsibility
has been found with nerve enough TO pipe
lay to the supposed vernal season in the
original vein. Now and then some subuI-
ban recluse. coming across some jonquil,
snowdrop, or other belated expression of
spring, makes it the subject of sonnet,
but Of spring in the aggregate he has
nothing to say. The man who writes OF
spring hereafter will take his bearings
anew. and record his impressions in the
most vigorous prose at his command.
1t is no longer a season of languid delights
and poetic rawlings, but season given over
to malaria, rheumatism and catarrh dOmi-
mated by quinine and medicated flannel.
The old landmarks are swept away; Easter
is frequently cold and sunless, and Nav day
is forgotten festival. But there are still
many portents by which the urban citizen
may take his bearings with reasonable ac-
curacy. Chief among these is the general
chaos that meets him at his threshold. The
breath OF April, that should be fragrant with
the eXhalations of opening buds, is heavy
with the odor of paint; there is a nauseating
suggestion of turpentine in everything he
touches, and from every door he
passes there issues a warm vap0r
impregnated with the smell of soap
suds that is being promscuousiy
applied to the premises. He knows it is
spring by the hopeless confusion that pre-
walls everywhere, that has invaded his
inmost sanctuary, converting the ordinary
routine of life into an uneasy bivouac. He
knows it by the demoralized cuisine, by the
dinner that may be served any time of the
day, which he eats hastily from the manteI
or the stairway, and the general wreck Of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
The Real Cause OF Badness.

new 1OFh Ilu'eS.
The real cause of badness appears to be
set forth be w. G. Gouinlock in the Popular
Science Monthly for May. 1t is the use of
hard felt hats or any other head covering
that constricts the blood vessels which
nourish the hair bulbs. The scalp, in which
these bulbs are set, is thin. and it lies upon
the smooth and rigid surface of the skull.
1t is irrigated, so to speak, by arteries eX-
tending upward in it, through which the
blood is forced to the top of the head.
Slight pressure eXerted upon the surface of
the scalp tends to choke these channels.
The bony plate under them will not yield,
and so the elastic walls of the arteries are
compressed. The modern hat is carefully
fitted to the sHape of the skull by ICON
forlndtor," an instrument which is. Mr..
Gouinlocl says, more destructive to the
Natural head covering than ever were the
scalping knives of the North American In
dams. Fitted by this machine the rigid
band of the hat congresses the scalp be-
tween it and the underlying skull at every
point in its course around the head. This
pressure lessons the flow of arterial blood.
and obStructS the return of the venouS blood
the result being sluggish circulation in the
capillaries around the hair follicles and
bulbs, il consequent impairment of nutrition,
and at last atrophy. The red mark of con-
geStion shown on the forehead when hard
hat is removed after moderate exercise must
convince any one that this pressure is con-
siderable.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

more accustomed to economic in small
things than men, and a woman who tlnds
that she can save few cents by hanging
her own paper or painting her own floor,
would feel that she had barely shirked
duty if she did not attempt it.
She does attempt it, There is confusion
worse COMPOUNDED. Then does she learn
that If there is any art in which the anna
teur has less chance for success than any
other, it is paper-hanging. knowledge
comes, but wisdom lingers," and it is only
after about a third of the paper is on the
wall, with the figures at cross purposes,
after the children have all been fished out
of the paste and resuscitated with more or
less difficulty, that she gives it up buys
more paper and sends for the hanger Then
there are various things about the place
that need painting and vanishing.
Equipped with can of 'miXed paint" a
bottle of varnish and one of gold-bronze,
she enters upon the campaign, prepared to
attack anything from pictnre-frame 10 th6
back fence. 1t takes much longer to do it
this way, but it is economy. and the paint
ing goes on in desultory way through the
spring and summer. These things have
added new terrors to spring, and made it
for most people season of evil in which
there is no pleasure.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
GRASPING A MEAL

household goods. He knows it is spring
by the vast army of women who march
and countermarch through the principal
thoronghfares at double quick, crowding
him off the crossing, punching him with
needless parasolS, as they charge the vari-
Gus shops in platoons and battalions He
knows by his depleted exchequer. which
has been drained to pay for the sea-
sons novelties, by the gradual melting
away of the pile he had hoped to place adj
vantageously on the Derby. The season is
borne in upon him by the conversation con-
stantly going on in the bosom of his fam
lily, where scandal has given place to dis
cussions Of style, where the talk is all of
fronts, panels, reyers, tabliers, plaitings
and plastrons. He does not understand
what word of it means, but he knows that
it belongs to the time of year. like tho
painting, withdrawing, frescoing. and tho
interminable bills for the same. The most
painful feature of the season, as known ID
modern civilization, is the custom many
housewives have adopted of doing theiI
own papering and painting. Women are
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
LOVELY QUEEN OF THE TURF.
Maud : Caressed by "a Young Lady,
Old Dexter Never Driven

The queen of the turf is fond of caresses,
says the Turf, Field and Farm A visiting
party stood in front of the box the other
afternoon and she walked straight to the
open door and rested her nose on the shout
der of one of the young ladies. Arms were
wound around her neck and soft cheek
laid against her head, and she was as ten
der and considerable as big and rough man
in the presence of the girl he loves. Maud
S has great deal of petting. but pettng
mas not spoiled her. She is wonderfully
gentle under the carressing hand of woman.
The queen never looked better at this sea-
son of the year. She stands squarely on
her feet. and the legs are hard, smooth and
strong. The young lady who had put her
arms around The neck of the chestnut mare
asked Mr.. Bonner for one of her shoes to
hang up over her boudoir door. She thought
it would bring her luck.
The owner replied that he was not in the
habit of giving the shoes of Maud S away;
it is the practice to keep them so that the
points where the wear Is greatest may be
studied and TINS act as guide to shoeing;
but he was disposed to break through Gus
tom fpr once. A shoe was not ready at the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
THE BIG BLANKET FISH.
A Story Showing How tOverposvers
and Kills the Pearl Divers.

Interview with a Pearl Diver.
The first time | struck the bottom
couldn't believe | was there. 1t was as clear
as air. and The fishes swimming around
might have been taken for birds. | landed
on a kind of sand hill when they lowered
me, and had to walk about fifty feet down
into yalley-l Ike before [ struck the shells.
They were all in a bunch stretched along
in ridge, looking like a black mark against
the white bottom. | was dragging the
hamper, and when | got alongside l began
to toss them in. | reckon had filled half q
dozen or so, when all at once | saw kind
of shadow moving over all. AT first |
thought it was the schooner, and then, per-
haps, some of the other divers coming
down. and theE it left; but all at once it
came again and grew so dark in a second
that l turned quick and looked ND. and if
my hair hadn't been held down by copper
cap it would have riz right on end.
There, a-mOvin' over me, was what /
took to be bird about thirty feet across.
1t was wheeling round and round, tapping
it's big wings; just as you've seen buzZards
are eagles do, overhead. Down it came
lower and lower, an a-crouching as flat as
l could get. The nearer it got the bigger it
looked, and as l see it was a-stting OH me
| took the pike always carried, and as it
wheeled around over me | let drive. Hit it?
Well, reckon did. The next thing knew
| was standing OH my head, rolling over and
over, then yanked sideways, half drowned,
and then l reckon l lost my senses, and
when ! came to was lynn on deck and all
hands looking at me. You see the crtter
had given the water such a swirl that was
knocked end for end, and my pipe and line
twisted around and around SO that couldn't
breathe, and of course, that pulled the line
and the men thought | had jerked it to come
up, so they hauled away for all they were
worth, and that's what saved my life. What
was it? Why. nothin' but one of those sea-
bats-blanket fish the other men called it,
and they all say had narrow run for it..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
THE COMING CATCHER.

vice. like the pillow in child's cot. A
friend of the catcher then conceived the
idea of chest protector and the battered
end of the battery's armour was complete.
In spite of all these contrivances, however,
split and broken fingers wrists and arms
are still plentiful among catchers, and it is
thought that before many years the pitcher
will catch through padded holes in fence
or in scoop net standing few feet one
side of the batter A genius has now
struck plan which he will spring shortly.
through means of which game
can be played without pitcher or catcher.
A small Krupp gun will be placed in the
pitchers box to take the pitchers place.
An iron-bound, steel-plated fence will be
placed behind the batter. A small boy will
be secured to load the gun, put the base
ball in it and fire it at the batter. The
fence will send back the bali on the re-
bound. Even if few small boys and bat
tiers are killed. what difference will it make?
The world is full Of both. The umpire
will be clothed. according to the plan. in
steel armor. Death dearing foul tips will
no longer have any terror for him. while
the anger and yellS of the umpres in tie
grand stand will not phase him. Possibly
he will be supplied with revolver. kslung-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

moment but he r mised to send the young
lady one the very next time the farrier was
called in.
Rarus and Dexter are different from the
queen. Neither is sociable when visitors
are around. DeXter's form has wasted but
lie is well preserved for horse 80 years old.
He is never driven now. Jimmie, the ter
rier which has been the constant and de-
voted companion of Rarus for so many
years. is not as spry as he was. Age is tell
ing on him.
In the box next to Rarus is Edwin For
rest, and what strongly-built and speedy
shaped fellow he is. But Mr.. Bonner's IA
vorte road horse is Pickard. He will jog
as if drawing a farmer to mill, and when
spoken to he will rouse himself and blind
you with rush like that of the awe-in-
spring hurricane.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
WHAT THE PITCHER MAY COME TO

WHAT THE PITCHER MAY COME TO.
different from what it is now. This de.
partment. in fact, has undergone the great
est change. The pitcher now is the ruling
element: then he was not because there
was no latitude allowed him. Straight arm
and overland throwing was not allowed,
and curves and twists were unknown. Ifa
man had suggested the latter at that time
he would have been shot. The pitcher
simply sent the ball over the plate. The
nearer he could have approached hitting
the bat the better he was. No strategy was
used except that of varying the speed of the
ball. Scores used to run up so high that it
took two men to score. But change began.
People tired of smuggling. They wanted
some science. The managers caught on to
the popular demand. Restrictions began to
be taken from the pitcher. The first was
fOrbidding him to throw below the waist.
He was allowed to throw the ball anywhere
below the shoulder. Later he could throw
it any way he chose. and the
game became one of pitchers. The
hardworked catcher has also had a
varied experience He used 10 stand back
and look OH. There was no picking the
shoots off the very edge of the bat; no
miniature Jail about his head; no buckSkin
about his fingers; no liver pads on his chest.
When the balls began to get whiSkers as a
result of change i'll pitching, he found it
necessary to begin to protect his hands,
until to-day they look, when ready for SER
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
Some Venera BILE Oaks.

Florida Herald.
During the past two months there have
been large number of oak trees felled in
this city. as time had decayed them OF they
were in the way of pablo improvement
and some residents were impressed with tn
idea that the shade they gave to the build
ings was unhealthy, and for this cause were
cut away.
These oaks were huge and venerable, and
constituted old landmarks, and it is said
were left here from the forests by the early
settlers-the Doggetts, Harris, Palmers,
HOgans, Ppinsetts, Ferrises.
There We're also some planted by present
citizens in the early days of Jacksonville.
In few years time there will be probably
not one of these standing. With their de-
parture the last vestige of anything Of a
rural character will 20. They afforded
splendid picnic facilities they were pleas
ant retreats for children and adults, but
their glory has departed-they have out
lived their usefulness. The memorable
march of progress of the city compelled
their removal. Their loss is felt. even il
handsome cottages have sprung up in their
places.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
enlarged joints, great, glowing bunIons, and
an assortment OF cOrns horrible to contem-

an assortment OF cOrns horrible to contem-
plate.
This state of things they bring on them
selves. The woman who puts her foot into
too short shoe will find her big toe joint
set back on her, swell up, and develop
greater bunion than was ever connected
with 'Pilgrim's Progress" The majority
OF women seem utterly blind to these per-
sonal defects. Last year at the watering
places it was greatly the fashion to pink and
polish the toenails, and have seen women
unblushingly uncover pair of feet that
would make chiropodist shiver, and con-
template them with pleasure if only they
had got high degree of polish Oh their
mlsshapen nails.
In one of the baths of this city there is a
nearly llfe-size plaster statue of Diana. and
1t would do you good to see some of these
nude monstrosities measure their charms
beside those of the goddess.
Mercy" says one, putting down her
highly Ornamented foot beside the SYM
metrical extremity of the Diana, mot so
tall as into head and foot that big!
bet she'd take So and l only wear a 81
The damsel who has the deformed waist
is in ecstacy over herself. That's fine
inquire" says she, scornfully. That waist
Will measure twenty-nine inches. Thank
heaven, my corsets are only nineteen inches.
The old sculptors had ridiculous ideas about
female beauty"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
NONE WILL MISS THEE.

Few will miss thee, friend. when thou
For Il month in dust hast lain.
Skilful hand and anxious brow,
Tongue of wisdom, busy brain;
All thou vert shall be forgot,
Aud thy place shall know thee not.
Shadows from the bending trees
Ger thy lowly head may pass;
Signs from every wandering breeze
Stir the long, thick churchyard grass;
Wilt though heed them? No, thy sleep
Shall be dreamless, calm, and deep.
Some sweet bird may sit and sing
On the marble of thy tomb,
Soon to fit on joyous wing
From that place of death and gloom;
On some bough to MARBLE clear;
But these songs thou shalt not hear.
Some kind voice may sing thy praise,
Passing rear thy place of rest;
Fondly talk of other DAYS,
But no throb within thy breast
Shall respond to-. ords of praise,
Or old thoughts OF other days.
Since so fleeing is thy name,
Talent, beauty, power and wit,
1t were well that without shame
Thou in Gods great book were writ,
There in golden words 10 be
Craven for eternity.
Good Housekee pins
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05

Necessity was exactly the mother of this
invention. A very close observer of
things in general. and the dude in particu-
lar, after careful study. concluded that a
cane so constructed as to hold liquid food
which the carrier could extract with his
lips. could be utilized. He first proposed to
have rubber ball with tube attached as
the head of the stick. This he finally saw
would attract too much attention. Happily
he struck the idea of making the cane hOl-
low and of providing a means for filling
the vacuum with such harmless liquid as
best suits the dudIsh owner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
THE RESERVOIR CANE.
An Ingenious Invention w hich Will
BE Appreciated by Dudes.

The genius who invented the improved
dude reservoir cane" has conferred an UNI
estimable boon upon dudedom. The new
invention made its appearance few days
ago, and now every exclusive dude carries
the latest improved cane. Accompanying
each stick is manual containing rules
governing the manner OF carrying the cane
and explanations of how it is to he used.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-05-05
THE HUMBLE UMPIRE.

shot and dirk to persuade the players that
he knows his business. The official scorers
will be encased in wire cage until the
players have been chased into their quar-
ters That will protect them from the
wrath and vengeance of the man whose
ledger account of errors grows quicker than
they think it should.